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The popular Yonex POWER CUSHION ECLIPSION tennis shoe has been revamped for the 2017 season. The shoe-of-choice for 3-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, the 2017 edition of the shoe has received huge upgrades in design as well as tech. The new shoe will go on sale worldwide this December.

Stan Wawrinka (VCORE Duel G 97, POWER CUSHION ECLIPSION) improved his head-to-head record against Croatian Marin Cilic 11-2 in his second match at the ATP World Tour Finals. The World No. 3 Swiss expertly pulled off a straight 7-6(3), 7-6(3) win in 1 hour and 58 minutes, improving his chances of making it through to the knockout stage.

Angelique Kerber (VCORE Si 100, POLYTOUR FIRE 120) closed off an amazing 2016 season as the year-end World No. 1. She would go on to compete as the No. 1 seed at this year’s WTA Finals in Singapore, which ran between October 23rd and October 30th.

World No. 1 Angelique Kerber (VCORE Si 100, POLYTOUR FIRE 120) has done it—she is into the semifinals for the first time at the WTA Finals. Standing tall at the top of the Red Group, she has only dropped one set on her quest to the knockout stage.

Naomi Osaka (EZONE DR 98, POLYTOUR PRO 130/TOUR SUPER 850) has been chosen as the 2016 WTA Newcomer of the Year. This year saw the 19 year old impress fans worldwide with her great accomplishments. She is the first Japanese player to ever win the award.

Angelique Kerber (VCORE Si 100, POLYTOUR FIRE 120) has officially been named as the 2016 WTA Year-End World No. 1. This is yet another amazing achievement out of many for the German in what has been an absolutely spectacular year.

ATP World Tour #NextGen star Nick Kyrgios (EZONE DR 98, POLYTOUR PRO 120) triumphed in a tight final match against David Goffin to win the third and biggest title of his career at the Rakuten Japan Open on October 9th.